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The lines shown below are perpendicular. If the green line has a slope of

The lines shown below are perpendicular. If the green line has a slope of-example-1
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SOLUTION:

For perpendicular lines, the product of slopes;


m_1m_2=-1

So, we have;


\begin{gathered} (1)/(7)* m_2=-1 \\ m_2=-1/(1)/(7)=-7 \end{gathered}

Thus, the answer is;


-7

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